on $100k a year, leaving Orlando
changea dispatch from
baton rouge
LA
30.45°N
91.15°W
Baton Rouge is LSU football, the Mississippi River bending past downtown, and the kind of food (gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, po'boys) that makes you want to lie down after lunch. The Louisiana state capitol is the tallest in the country, a 34-story Art Deco tower that looks more like a Manhattan office building. Cajun warmth runs through everything, with a slightly more buttoned-up daily pace than New Orleans.
the verdict
under Orlando, every month
Baton Rouge gives you room Orlando doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
30% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,722/mo
$326 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
38% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
874k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
Orlando gets 216 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 25 days above 95° here, 10 in Orlando.
Lighter on events: Orlando packs 10.4× more into a month.
50/100
19% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
23% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
4
97% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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